Questions tagged [california]
Questions concerning the laws, criminal justice system, civil court procedures and related topics specific to the state of California.
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P.I. License requirement? [closed]
Regarding the drone search and rescue industry in the southern California area. Specifically, using thermal drones to look for lost dogs. I stumbled upon a website https://www.missinganimalresponse....
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What happens if you don't appear for jury duty for legitimate reasons in the state of California?
I'm wondering what happens if I can't appear on my date I'm assigned for jury duty? For example, if I get into a car accident on the way to the courthouse or my kid gets sick on the day of jury duty. ...
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Clarify the exceptions to shareholder approval for a merger in a corporation
According to the book "Essay Exam Writing for the California Bar Exam" by Mary Basick and Tina Schindler, 2nd edition, page 38,
Merger occurs when one corporation acquires another ...
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Can toll evasion charges be heard in superior court?
CVC §23302.5 states:
(a) No person shall evade or attempt to evade the payment of tolls or other charges on
any vehicluar crossing or toll highway.
(b) A violation of subdivision (a) is subject to ...
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Is it illegal to report a crime at an opportune moment for profit?
In the movie "Nightcrawler (2014)", MC video-tapes crimes (to submit to news outlets for money). MC sees some murderous criminals commit a crime, identifies them, and let's them leave. Then ...
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Is a movie resonsible for damages caused to unintentional (but undeniable) likenesses?
Say that a huge blockbuster movie mentions a made-up phone number (xxx) xxx-xxxx for the serial killer villain. Except, it turns out that that phone number is real and points to an ordinary Joe. That ...
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Is a doctor's diagnosis in clinical notes, made without a confirmatory test, admissible evidence in an assault case in California?
I am unsure of the exact process for diagnosing a concussion, but I assume it typically involves an examination to confirm the diagnosis. My doctor diagnosed me with a mild concussion based on my ...
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Hotel 30 day issue [closed]
After 30 days tenants get tenant protection. Because most motels aren't legally sophisticated, this de facto means anyone who stays at a motel for 30 days becomes a permanent resident that cannot be ...
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Do California's whistleblower protections apply to non-employees and private businesses?
In California, do the whistleblower's protections apply to non-employees and private businesses?
For example, suppose you live in a small town with a single gas station. And you notice that its ...
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How exactly does an illegal purpose void a contract?
In an answer that I am sure is practically correct in most situations, the following statement was made regarding a possible civil suit regarding unpaid wages for drug dealing after the debtor dies:
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Suing estate for drugs
The parties are a man and his girlfriend. Girlfriend was paid to sell drugs. The man died and now his estate is being litigated. Girl is suing for unpaid wages related to drug sales.
Can 3rd parties ...
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Is it legal to hire an actor to imitate another performance (to which you don't have the rights)?
Say that Dave the director really likes Keanu Reeves in John Wick, and wants a character just like that for his original movie. But Dave can't get Keanu, copyrights to the character, or anything ...
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What is the law regarding impersonating a police officer?
There is a video of someone heckling Kamala Harris on the Jimmy Kimmel talk show. The end of the video shows an interaction between a security guard and the heckler, in which during an attempted ...
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Must medical providers initiate a refund when they charge a customer more than the insurance-adjusted amount?
Assume an individual in the United States went to a medical provider and got charged at the end of the visit, by the provider's billing staff. The billing staff knew that this visit was partially ...
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When a hostage is in the balance, how much is one expected to comply before they face legal trouble? [closed]
Terry the Terrorist has Holly as a Hostage at gunpoint. Bob the random Bystander happens to be there, and Terry starts making demands of him (else Terry will kill the hostage). Let's also say that ...
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